Courses

ED 600: Foundations of Research in Education
SE 720: Human Growth and Development
SE 922: Medical Aspects of Young Children with Special Needs
SE 923: Assessment and Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs (B-2 years)
SE 924: Assessment and Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs (3- 5 years)
SE 925: Assessment and Intervention for Young Children with Special Needs (5- 8 years)
SE 463: Comparative Models of Early Childhood Curriculum
SE 483: Consultation and Collaboration for Students with Special Needs

Recent Publications

Celeste, M. and Kobal Grum, D. (2010), Social integration of children with visual impairment: A developmental Model, British Journal of Visual Impairment (a journal published by Sage). Submitted for publication.

Celeste, M. (2009). Infant-Caregiver Interactions in Which the Child is Visually Impaired. AER Journal: Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2, 29-31.

Celeste, M. (2007). Social Skills Intervention for a Child Who is Blind. Journal for Visual Impairment and Blindness, 101, 521-533.

Brown, C. and Celeste, M. (2006). Answering the Call to Train Special Education Teachers at Catholic Institutions of Higher Education. Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 9, 473-495.

Celeste, M. (2006). Play Behaviors and Social Interactions of a Child Who is Blind: In Theory and Practice. Journal for Visual Impairment and Blindness, 100, 75-90.

Recent Professional Presentations

Celeste, M. (2011, May 2-5). Factors That Influence Infant-Maternal Interactions When the Child Is Visually Impaired. A poster presented at the Third Conference of the International Society on Early Intervention, New York City, New York.

Celeste, M. (2010, Oct 28-30). The Effect of an International Service-Learning Program on Teachers in Training. A paper presented at the 10th Annual International Research Conference on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE), Indianapolis, Indiana.

Celeste, M. & Ronaldson, K. (2009, Nov 14-15). Kids Connect: A Technology-Based, Global Community of Learners. A poster presented at the International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI), Madrid, Spain.

Celeste, M. & Kobal Grum, D. (2009, July 5-10). Play Behaviors and Social Interactions of Children Who are Blind: A Comparison of Case Studies Conducted in Slovenia and the United States. A paper presented at the International Conference for the Education of People With Visual Impairment (ICEVI) 13th World Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Celeste, M. (2009, April 1-4). Social Integration of Children with Visual Impairment: A Developmental Model. A paper presented at the Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington.

Celeste, M. (2008, October 25-28). The Effect of Overseas Service-Learning Experiences on Teachers in Training. A presentation at the Eighth International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Celeste, M. (2008, July 22-27). Infant-Maternal Interactions in Which the Child is Vision Impaired. A presentation at the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) International Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

Kobal Grum, D. & Celeste, M. (2008, June 18-21). Social Integration of Children with Visual Impairment: A Developmental Model. A presentation at 2nd International Conference on Special Education (ICOSE), Marmaris, Turkey.

Celeste, M. (2007, June 14-17). Social Skills Intervention for a Child Who is Blind. A presentation at the International Society on Early Intervention (ISEI) Conference - Zagreb, Croatia.